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There used to be a way to batch convert all the Realtracks WMAs at once. Is that option still available? I need the wavs for a program that does not read WMA files.

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Yep. AUDIO from the top menu and "export all tracks to individual WAV files".

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I think that option on the menus was dropped a few versions ago. There is a file in the RealTracks folder called DECOMPRESS. If you click on that, it will convert all files in the Realtracks and subfolders to WAV. The same file should also be in your RealDrums folder.

Be advised that it will convert ALL .wma files that it finds. If you want a few, copy the Decompress to any folder(s) and run it from there.

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I suspect Steve doesn't just want the RT's of the current song, but to be able to batch convert all the RealTracks.

If you go to your RealTracks folder, you should find a program there called Decompress.exe. If you double click it, it will start decompressing the WMAs to WAV. Make sure you have enough hard drive space, however. I'm guessing you're going to need about 500GB or more of free space to convert all the files to WAV.

Be careful, because the program doesn't ask "are you sure?". It just starts working. When all is said and done, you will have both the WMAs and WAV files.


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Steve, you didn't give us a lot of details like what you're trying to accomplish here.

Just FYI, if you think converting to WAV's will give you better quality, that's not the case. For the standard Real Tracks, not the Audiophile version, these RT's are the same quality whether or not they're WMA or WAV's. The standard quality WAV's were produced from already compressed RT's. The only reason to uncompress them as far as Biab is concerned is the generation times are a bit shorter. They were compressed as WMA's to save space on the external HD. The only way to get pure uncompressed RT's is to order the Audiophile version.

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Steve, you didn't give us a lot of details like what you're trying to accomplish here.




Steve stated that the program he wanted to use to work with the files didn't read WMA files, but did read WAV files.


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Yes, but what program and what is he trying to do with it? There may be a better way with less hassle and better results.

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